Midsummer Rhapsody

Late summer, 2007

When they first met, Chen Si was the delinquent boy standing at the mouth of an alley.

Wen Ruan stared right at him.

Later... when high school began,

Wen Ruan and Chen Si became classmates.

And Wen Ruan began an eight-year-long unrequited love.

But Wen Ruan's personality was the complete opposite of her appearance.

Her striking, radiant looks came with a gentle, soft-spoken nature.

Throughout high school, Wen Ruan kept her crush carefully hidden.

To her, Chen Si was a gifted young man who slept through class every day and still ranked among the best.

To Chen Si, Wen Ruan was a well-behaved student whose appearance and personality seemed completely at odds.

Summer 2009, before senior year began

Chen Si's parents took him abroad as they expanded their business.

"Chen Si, have a safe trip. May every year bring you peace."

And so Wen Ruan and Chen Si went their separate ways.

Seven years later,

they met again at a friend's wedding...

Wen Ruan thought Chen Si hadn't recognized her. She sighed, then opened their chat.

"Chen Si, I've liked you for eight years."

Gifted young man x quiet girl

*Both are each other's first

*School life / unrequited love / separation / reunion

Weibo: Writer Shi Ba

Douyin: Fingsjnk

Theme: School life, reunion